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Shakespeare Unit Research
Step 1: Preliminary Research: Do a little research for each of the following questions below.
First, you will take notes on each topic using the Google Doc note-taking sheet below. Then you will formulate one or more paragraphs to answer the following questions for EVERY topic. Use one or more of the database links provided.
Be sure to keep track of your sources (by putting citations in your notes) as you find information so you can make a work cited page later on. Type your paragraphs into a Google Doc when you are ready to synthesize your research.
(To access ABC-CLIO articles from home, type: montytech1 in both login and password boxes.)
Shakespeare's Biography
1. What was Shakespeare’s childhood like? Describe his upbringing/youth and family life.
2. How much education did Shakespeare have?
3. Did Shakespeare experience success in his lifetime?
Biography in Context: William Shakespeare
ABC-CLIO: William Shakespeare
Encyclopedia Britannica: William Shakespeare (click this link if the first doesn't work right away)
World History in Context: William Shakespeare
Elizabethan Theatre/Globe Theatre
1. What was the theatre like during Shakespeare’s time?
2. Discuss the acting/actors, staging, costumes, props, seating, and audience.
ABC-CLIO: The Globe Theatre
ABC-CLIO: Theater in England: 15th and 16th Centuries
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Elizabethan Drama
World History in Context: Drama, English
Health and Hygiene
1. Describe hygiene during the Renaissance period.
2. What sicknesses, plagues, and medicine were common during this time period?
ABC-CLIO: English Hygiene: 15th and 16th Centuries
ABC-CLIO: Health and Science in England: 15th and 16th Centuries
World History in Context: Sickness and Disease
World History in Context: Medicine
Entertainment
What did people do for fun during the Renaissance? Research sports, music, and games.
ABC-CLIO: Outdoor recreation in England: 15th and 16th Centuries
ABC-CLIO: Games and Sports in the 15th and 16th Centuries
Gale Virtual Reference Library: A Survey of London
Lifestyle and Class Structure
1. What was life like for the common folk?
2. What was life like for the upper class?
3. Were there only two classes of people (economically speaking)?
World History in Context: Daily Life in Elizabethan England
World History in Context: The Elizabethan Court
ABC-CLIO: English Servants: 16th and 17th Centuries
ABC-CLIO: Social Structure in England: 17th and 18th Centuries
Shakespeare Unit Research Paper
Step 2: Research Paper
You will choose one of the topics you’ve explored to expand on and write a mini-research paper. You must include a thesis statement with an assertion. You may need to conduct more research than you already have to fully develop your paper.
You will write a 2 page research paper (not including the Title Page). You will need at least THREE sources for this paper.
Requirements:
Your name:
Date of project:
Title of project:
Class period:
Teacher name:
Possible topics in the Elizabethan Era (also known as the English Renaissance) are as follows:
